Tag Archives: Susan Sarandon

June 2022 Viewing Diary

Posted on July 3, 2022 by sheila

Watcher (2022; d. Chloe Okuno) I was super impressed – and totally freaked out – by this thriller, psychological and otherwise. The mood is HEAVY with omnipresent DREAD. I reviewed for Ebert. Russian Doll (Season 1 and 2, 2019-2022) I’m … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jennifer McCabe: On-camera Acting Training and the Actor’s Process

Posted on January 14, 2020 by sheila

Jennifer McCabe has been teaching acting and directing in various capacities for almost 25 years. After getting her Master’s through the MFA program at the Actors Studio, she first worked with Enact, a not-for-profit arts-in-education company which goes into at-risk … Continue reading →

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January 2019 Viewing Diary

Posted on February 3, 2019 by sheila

Q and A (1990; d. Sidney Lumet) I closed out 2018 with North Dallas Forty, which inspired me to 1. write a post about Nick Nolte’s vulnerability and launch a little unofficial Nick Nolte retrospective. I will be a broken … Continue reading →

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April 2017 Viewing Diary

Posted on May 2, 2017 by sheila

I just dash these off. Superficial bullet-point analysis for the most part. It’s a good way to keep track of what I’ve seen, for year-end lists, of course, but also for future reference. I also always love the discussions on … Continue reading →

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For the NY Times: ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 8 Recap: “You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends?”

Posted on April 24, 2017 by sheila

My re-cap of the emotional finale of Feud for the New York Times. I’ve been pretty clear all along with my reservations about the point of view of a lot of this series, but I’ve also been extremely interested in … Continue reading →

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NY Times re-cap: Feud: Bette and Joan, episode 4 “More, or Less”

Posted on March 27, 2017 by sheila

My re-cap of episode 4 of Feud is now up at the NY Times.

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NY Times re-cap: Feud: Bette and Joan, episode 3 “Mommie Dearest”

Posted on March 20, 2017 by sheila

“Not you-OUU BITCH!” is, so far, my favorite line reading of 2017. My re-cap of episode 3 of Feud is now up at the NY Times.

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Feud: Bette and Joan: Episode 2 re-cap for The NY Times

Posted on March 13, 2017 by sheila

My re-cap for Episode 2 of Feud is now up at the NY Times.

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Feud: Bette and Joan: Episode 1 re-cap for The New York Times

Posted on March 6, 2017 by sheila

I’m so happy to be making my debut in The New York Times with re-caps for Feud, the new FX series created by Ryan Murphy, about the legendary feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. There’s so much to discuss … Continue reading →

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From Rogerebert.com: The Great Performances of 2016

Posted on December 19, 2016 by sheila

This is a really fun list. Rogerebert.com contributors each talk about a different great performance from 2016. I wrote about Trevante Rhodes in Moonlight. You can read the full list here.

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